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Sack and burning of l'Arboç by French troops

l'Arboç, Baix Penedès, Tarragona

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Sack and burning of l'Arboç by French troops

Historical milestone · l'Arboç, Baix Penedès, Tarragona

Image of l'Arboç, not of the place itself.

On 10 June 1808, at the start of the war against the French, the Napoleonic troops sacked and burned the villa, situated on the royal road from Barcelona to Tarragona. It was assaulted again in January 1836, during the First Carlist War.

1808

Photo: Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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